Tenebrae, regarding 'low cost' RN-BSN programs

[klone, MSN, RN]

I did not want to hijack the other thread. I would consider any RN-BSN program that you can get your BSN for $10,000 or under to be low cost. What do you consider 'low cost'?

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Tenebrae mentioned in another post that he/she lives and works in either Australia or New Zealand (I cannot remember which country, but it is definitely one or the other). Perhaps cultural differences can explain this member's opinion.

[featherzRN, MSN]

I did my RN-BSN for under $3500 - I'd consider that about as low cost as you can get (before employer incentives, tax breaks, etc)..

[mhy12784]

I think what state you live in is pretty significant in regards to what's cheap.

For example I'm on long Island and Stony Brook is pretty much the only "cheap" option.

And two years (4 semesters) is around 18,000-20k

Which is considered very cheap, especially since much of the other schools are private and almost all are drastically more expensive..

Comparatively the other options in the long Island area are around 60-80k for two years

Of course brand new nurses in this area also make around 35-40$/ hr

[klone, MSN, RN]

Tenebrae mentioned in another post that he/she lives and works in either Australia or New Zealand (I cannot remember which country, but it is definitely one or the other). Perhaps cultural differences can explain this member's opinion.

Yes, I saw the poster's other post in that thread, and I immediately thought "this poster must not be in the US!" Ah, free higher education in the US. It's like unicorns and leprechauns!